Joyce Joan Ekdahl was born May 16, 1932 in Gonzales, TX and passed away September 24, 2015 in Placerville, Ca where she has been a resident for 37 years. Joan is survived by her husband Charles Ekdahl; four children; six grandchildren; one great grandchild; a sister and three brothers. Charles and Joan married in 1977 and moved to Placerville. She was a wonderful person and a very loving wife. Joan was a long time Red Hatter and member of “TOPS”. She loved to travel and shop. A funeral service will be held Thursday, 10/1/2015, at 1:00 pm (visitation 10am till 1pm), at Chapel of the Pines Funeral Home. Online condolences may be posted at chapelofthepinesfunerals.com.